Soul Love (2004)

Product Summary Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records UPC: 00079897183424 Release Date: 2/17/2004 Buy.com Sku: 60626141 Item#: M5HNYY Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Best Of My Love - The Emotions ~ Various Artists 2. Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ~ Various Artists 3. Lovely Day - Bill Withers ~ Various Artists 4. Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes ~ Various Artists 5. Wind Beneath My Wings - Lou Rawls ~ Various Artists 6. Lovergirl - Teena Marie ~ Various Artists 7. United, (We'll Be) - The Intruders ~ Various Artists 8. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams ~ Various Artists 9. Shower You With Love - Peabo Bryson ~ Various Artists 10. If You Love Me - Brownstone ~ Various Artists 11. Star Love - Cheryl Lynn ~ Various Artists 12. First Time, The - Surface ~ Various Artists 13. You Don't Have To Say I Love You - Gladys Knight ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Always & Forever - Heatwave ~ Various Artists 2. Baby Come To Me - Regina Belle ~ Various Artists 3. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists 4. For The Love Of You - The Isley Brothers (Part 1 & 2) ~ Various Artists 5. Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Various Artists 6. When Can I See You - Babyface ~ Various Artists 7. Share That Beat Of Love - C&C Music Factory ~ Various Artists 8. Someone to Love - Jon B./Babyface ~ Various Artists 9. Someone To Love - Jon B./Babyface ~ Various Artists 10. There's No Me Without You - The Manhattans ~ Various Artists 11. Love Is The Message - MFSB ~ Various Artists 12. Let Me Make Love To You - The O'Jays ~ Various Artists 13. For Your Love - Peaches & Herb ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees ~ Various Artists 2. Love Is Better In The A.M. - Johnnie Taylor (Part 1 & 2) ~ Various Artists 3. Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar ~ Various Artists 4. Juicy Fruit - Mtume ~ Various Artists 5. Piece Of My Heart - Erma Franklin ~ Various Artists 6. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes - Esther Phillips ~ Various Artists 7. Are You Lonely For Me Baby - Freddie Scott ~ Various Artists 8. Tell Me - Groove Theory ~ Various Artists 9. Someone To Hold - Trey Lorenz ~ Various Artists 10. I'm Gonna Get You - Bizarre Inc. ~ Various Artists 11. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle ~ Various Artists 12. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott ~ Various Artists 13. Caravan Of Love - Isley Jasper Isley ~ Various Artists 14. You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info An ambitious three-CD set covering a wide range of songs and styles from the '70s to the '90s, Soul Love contains some of R&B and modern urban's greatest crooners and bands. Artists like Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire, and the O'Jays are alongside some of the lesser-known artists and some who are equally forgettable as one-hit wonders. And that's where the difficulty with such a box set lies. This could have easily been pared down into a good two-disc set, or even an outstanding single-disc release, but for what it's worth kudos should go to Sony for putting out such a box set at a sensible price. However, as we all know, bigger does not always translate into better, and at moments Soul Love is proof positive of this. Still, those looking for a solid collection of soul hits with an emphasis on the early '80s would be well served to check this out. ~ Rob Theakston   Technical Info Release Date : 02/17/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 71834 Label : Sony Music Distribution (USA) Number of Discs : 3 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00079897183424